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Meet the Affordable Barracuda AUV

Posted to Marine Technology TV (by on May 28, 2023

Born from the Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize, Tampa Deep Sea Xplorers today offers the Barracuda autonomous underwater vehicle. With its affordability, it ability to be launched and recovered by hand, and its 600 ft. depth rating, this capable AUV is targeting organizations that need big ocean information on a more modest budget. Ed Larson, Founder & CEO, and Joe Daum, CFO, discuss the details with Marine Technology TV.


Born from the Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize, Tampa Deep Sea Xplorers today offers the Barracuda autonomous underwater vehicle. With its affordability, it ability to be launched and recovered by hand, and its 600 ft. depth rating, this capable AUV is targeting organizations that need big ocean information on a more modest budget. Ed Larson, Founder & CEO, and Joe Daum, CFO, discuss the details.

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